How do you used to play with the “disguised turtles” from the original toy line?

Bill · 11-09-2012, 06:04 AM

I know know we are not kids anymore and those good days are all gone by, but lets go back in time…

In 1988 the tmnt toy universe was born with action figures and vehicles and thousand of stories could be created using our imagination, especially if we got the 4 original turtles, Splinter, Shredder, and company.

As the time passed, we were glad to add new members for each side like Casey Jones, Genghis Frog and Krang, Baxter Stockman among many others. Many of them were familiar faces and many were not….

And after seeing this old tmnt commercial for the disguised turtles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz4IXxw4S7U, I started to think…What about the variants? The so called disguised turtles?

The tmnt had dozens of them, with the first ones (I am not forgetting the Wacky action series) being Leo The Sewer Samurai, Don The Undercover Turtle, Mike The Sewer Surfer and Raph, The Space Cadet., then it came the Sports Turtles, Sewer Spitting, Birthday, Turtle games, and the list goes on and on…

I always tried to avoid these variants and I used to complain a lot about why no more tv characters come up in figures instead. I promised myself to never buy any variant of the four 1988 turtles (not even the 1992 Movie Stars!)

All that changed forever on my birthday when an old friend of mine, appeared with a Skateboardinfor present. First I used it a lot with Mondo Gecko in skate competitions and when I started to see all the figure details (in both the packaging and the figure sculpt) I realized how wrong I was.

The Tmnt variants are great, the sculpts, packaging art, weapons, all makes them a must have for every tmnt collector. and I started to relieve that it wasnñt so hard to included them in our stories, in fact it would even help youu to create new stories. For example: a vacation in the Beach would incluye the Sewer Spitting, a competion would incluye the Sports turtles, etc

So what do you think? Was it good to included these variants? If the answer is yes, then How do you used to play with those disguised turtles

Shogi · 11-09-2012, 08:15 AM

I'm of the mindset that I probably won't be collecting any of the themed turtles, that said, I do love me Sewer Surfing Mikey. I believe it's all nostalgia though as I got him for easter long ago and loved the idea of a surfboard for my turtles. I'd surf him in the tub and in the air (thanks to back to the future 2) He's the only one I don't mind being different.

I had Samurai Leo and undercover Don as a kid, Leo was interesting but Don made me wish they had made all of them like that since I saw them like that all the time on the cartoon. In fact I just had to check and see if they ever made the other three like undercover Don (Apparently I have new turtles to track down now

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*pannoni1* · 11-09-2012, 02:32 PM

I had all four as a kid, but since I didn't have the 1988 originals, just played with them like I would with the originals, using them to fight against the villains I had (Groundchuck, Pizzaface, Wingnut). I would use the surfboard for Mike to the point where it broke and used him the most, plus I broke all of the weapons in the process. I would also use Raph's helmet as a missle. I was more of a gamer at the time though.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 11-10-2012, 06:13 AM

I only cared for the original versions.

*Mzx10484* · 11-10-2012, 06:42 AM

I was very stolid and busy to get all the basic villains from the early original toon. I was late because the figures have been released for some time and were no longer available everywhere. I never owned a Krang at that time, never mind the Android body, and that was VERY indigestible. So did not have interests in a Space Cadet Raph or Surfer Michelangelo at all. But in many shops, just these were available

*Mzx10484* · 11-10-2012, 07:36 AM

Judged from today's perspective: funny characters. In those days, influenced by the OT - no use. And never got them.

Bill · 11-13-2012, 05:24 AM

What about characters like Hose em Down Don an Make my Day Leo or the sports turtles or the turtle games from the photos below?
How did you play with them back in those days? What stories do you invented?

Bill · 11-24-2012, 09:28 AM

or the sewer spitting? How do you used to play with them?

11-09-2012, 06:04 AM	#1
Bill Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 666	How do you used to play with the “disguised turtles” from the original toy line? I know know we are not kids anymore and those good days are all gone by, but lets go back in time… In 1988 the tmnt toy universe was born with action figures and vehicles and thousand of stories could be created using our imagination, especially if we got the 4 original turtles, Splinter, Shredder, and company. As the time passed, we were glad to add new members for each side like Casey Jones, Genghis Frog and Krang, Baxter Stockman among many others. Many of them were familiar faces and many were not…. And after seeing this old tmnt commercial for the disguised turtles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz4IXxw4S7U, I started to think…What about the variants? The so called disguised turtles? The tmnt had dozens of them, with the first ones (I am not forgetting the Wacky action series) being Leo The Sewer Samurai, Don The Undercover Turtle, Mike The Sewer Surfer and Raph, The Space Cadet., then it came the Sports Turtles, Sewer Spitting, Birthday, Turtle games, and the list goes on and on… I always tried to avoid these variants and I used to complain a lot about why no more tv characters come up in figures instead. I promised myself to never buy any variant of the four 1988 turtles (not even the 1992 Movie Stars!) All that changed forever on my birthday when an old friend of mine, appeared with a Skateboardinfor present. First I used it a lot with Mondo Gecko in skate competitions and when I started to see all the figure details (in both the packaging and the figure sculpt) I realized how wrong I was. The Tmnt variants are great, the sculpts, packaging art, weapons, all makes them a must have for every tmnt collector. and I started to relieve that it wasnñt so hard to included them in our stories, in fact it would even help youu to create new stories. For example: a vacation in the Beach would incluye the Sewer Spitting, a competion would incluye the Sports turtles, etc So what do you think? Was it good to included these variants? If the answer is yes, then How do you used to play with those disguised turtles Last edited by Bill; 04-18-2014 at 10:16 AM.

11-09-2012, 02:32 PM	#3
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	I had all four as a kid, but since I didn't have the 1988 originals, just played with them like I would with the originals, using them to fight against the villains I had (Groundchuck, Pizzaface, Wingnut). I would use the surfboard for Mike to the point where it broke and used him the most, plus I broke all of the weapons in the process. I would also use Raph's helmet as a missle. I was more of a gamer at the time though. __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power!

11-10-2012, 06:13 AM	#4
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Original I only cared for the original versions.

11-13-2012, 05:24 AM	#7
Bill Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 666	What about characters like Hose em Down Don an Make my Day Leo or the sports turtles or the turtle games from the photos below? How did you play with them back in those days? What stories do you invented? Last edited by Bill; 11-24-2012 at 09:17 AM.

11-09-2012, 08:15 AM	#2
Shogi Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 308	I'm of the mindset that I probably won't be collecting any of the themed turtles, that said, I do love me Sewer Surfing Mikey. I believe it's all nostalgia though as I got him for easter long ago and loved the idea of a surfboard for my turtles. I'd surf him in the tub and in the air (thanks to back to the future 2) He's the only one I don't mind being different. I had Samurai Leo and undercover Don as a kid, Leo was interesting but Don made me wish they had made all of them like that since I saw them like that all the time on the cartoon. In fact I just had to check and see if they ever made the other three like undercover Don (Apparently I have new turtles to track down now )

11-10-2012, 06:42 AM	#5
Mzx10484 WEM Super Starfinder 200 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 2,085	I was very stolid and busy to get all the basic villains from the early original toon. I was late because the figures have been released for some time and were no longer available everywhere. I never owned a Krang at that time, never mind the Android body, and that was VERY indigestible. So did not have interests in a Space Cadet Raph or Surfer Michelangelo at all. But in many shops, just these were available

11-10-2012, 07:36 AM	#6
Mzx10484 WEM Super Starfinder 200 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 2,085	Judged from today's perspective: funny characters. In those days, influenced by the OT - no use. And never got them.

11-24-2012, 09:28 AM	#8
Bill Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 666	or the sewer spitting? How do you used to play with them?